Meat-rack



(No Model.)

0. A. GLOEKLER.

MEAT RACK.

' No. 403,996. Patented May 28, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. GLOEKLER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

M EAT- RACK.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,996, dated May 28, 1889. Application filed August 10, 1888- Serial No. 282.443. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. GLOEKLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Meat-Rack; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My improved meat-rack is designed particularly for windows; and the invention consists in an extension-rack, substantially as hereinafter set forth, whereby the same may be applied to windows of different widths.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of the improved meat-rack, represented as mounted in sockets on the jambs of a window-frame; Fig. 2, a back View of the same; Fig. 3, a top view of the same; Fig. 4, a View of one end of the same, represented as mounted in brackets on the front casing of a window.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

This extension meat-rack is composed of three main parts, A B B. The center part, A, is the main piece and may have the ornamental form shown, or any other form suitable to the purpose. The two parts B B are extension-bars, right and left, attached to the center part, as represented and hereinafter to be set forth. All these parts have meat-hooks a a, all arranged in line and preferably equidistant from one another. The center part, A, has two horizontal slots, 11 b, as long as required for the purpose of extension, as shown in Fig. 1; also, on the back side this part has horizontal flanges c d, between which the inner ends of the extension-bars B B fit and may slide out and in. The extension-bars B B have each one or more holes, f, (two holes f f being shown in Fig. 2,) which are screwthreaded to receive the screw-threaded ends 9 g of guide-bolts C O, which are passed through the slots Z) Z) of the center part, and then screwed each into one of these holes in the extension-bars. The guide-bolts have enlarged heads or washers h h, to bear against the sides of the slots. ith the flanges o d on the back side of the center part a single guide-bolt, 0, passed through one of the slots 1) b, is sufficient to hold one of the extensionbars rigidly to the center with any weight of meat hung upon the meat-hooks of the entire rack. Therefore each extension-bar may be moved out or in to the extent of the whole length of the slot in which the guide-bolt may slide, and by shifting the guide-bolt to different bolt-holes f f still further extension or shortening of the meat-rack maybe obtained, thereby adapting the same rack to the narrowest or the widest window in use.

In 1, 2, and 3 I show the ends of the extension-bars supported in notched sockets D D on the jambs of a window-frame. Here the meat-rack has to be adjusted in length exactly to the distance between the jambs of the window. In Fig. 4 I show the end of an extension-barsupported in a notched bracket, E. Here no great accuracy of adjustment is required, since the extension-bar may extend more or less beyond the same.

The slots might be in the extension-bars and the bolt-holes in the center parts, i11- stead of the construction above described.

I claim as my invention- 1. An extension meatrack adapted to be supported at its outer ends, said rack being composed of a center bar having longitudinally-extending slots therein, of two adj ustable and extensible end bars having boltholes, and of guide and fastening bolts extending through said slots in the center bar and entering said bolt-holes in the end bars, said center and end bars being each provided with meat-hooks, substantially as set forth.

2. An extension meat-rack adapted to be supported at its outer ends, said rack being composed of a center bar having longitudinally-extending slots therein and flanges projecting at substantially right angles from its edges, of two adjustable and extensible end bars at opposite ends of said center bar and in line therewith, said end bars fitting and sliding between said projecting flanges and provided with bolt-holes, said center and end bars being each provided with meat-hooks, and of guide and fastening bolts passing through said slots in the center bar and entering said holes in said end bars, substantially as set forth.

3. An extension meat-rack adapted to be ing flanges, said center and end bars being each provided with meat-hooks, and of guide.

and fastening bolts passing through said slots in said center bar and entering said holes in said end bars,in combination with stationary supporting-brackets having notches therein, in which the outer ends of said end-bars rest, substantially as set forth.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' CHARLES A. GLOEKLER.

Witnesses:

OH. J. J ARY, JAMES A. McKEAN. 

